Rocket Lab launches “The Nation God Navigates” to join SAR constellation for Japn
Photo by Satnews. "The Nation God Navigates” launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on November 5, 2025, deploying QPS-SAR-14, nicknamed YACHIHOKO-I for the Japanese god of nation-building, to a 575km circular Earth orbit ...
Three Chinese astronauts stranded at the Chinese space station as the return capsule hit by debris
Double the taikonauts makes a full house. Three Chinese astronaurs, or taikonauts, will be delayed unexpectedly on China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday. There return date was ...
Sentinel-1D climbs to orbit via an Ariane 6
Ariane 6 launch with the Sentinel-1D satellite aboard from Europe's Spaceport The Sentinel-1 mission, which provides radar vision for the Copernicus Earth observation program, has added the on-orbit arrival in SSO of the final first generation series of satellites, the ...
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Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lanteris Space Systems (“Lanteris”), formerly Maxar Space Systems, a proven spacecraft manufacturer with an exceptional record of delivering a highly reliable family of spacecraft for national security, ...
HydroGNSS satellite twins are poised for their launch at Vandenberg SFB
A British-built twin-satellite mission, designed to monitor key climate variables linked to water, has been preparedfor its journey into Earth orbit. HydroGNSS is scheduled to launch this month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, ...
Veterans Day, Lest We Forget…
They represent the United States of America. They come from all walks of life. They represent all ethnicities. They are men and women. They serve while they are in the prime of their lives. They remember long ago battles, friendships, ...
Sateliot launches a project with ESA for satIoT
Sateliot will test a pioneering system that allows its satellites to connect with IoT devices without relying on satellite navigation systems (GNSS) such as GPS. This breakthrough opens new opportunities in sectors such as Security, where Europe’s technological autonomy and ...
UPDATE: Scrubbed for ULA’s launch of ViaSat-3 F2 mission due to technical difficulties
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 mission for Viasat is scrubbed for tonight's launch attempt due to an issue encountered while cycling the booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve during final checkouts. The team ...
Starlink Group 6-81 successful launching 29 smallsats on Wednesday from the Cape
On Wednesday, November 5th at 8:31 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This ...
Voyager acquires ExoTerra
Voyager Technologies [NYSE: VOYG] recently acquired ExoTerra Resource, a developer of electric propulsion systems. ExoTerra’s proprietary technology delivers precise maneuvering, extended lifetimes and high efficiency delta-V – essential for spacecraft across national defense architecture layers that must be able to ...
ICEYE launches Tactical Access—guaranteed satellite tasking for time-critical missions
ICEYE’s Tactical Access is the only commercial SAR service providing guaranteed imaging slots, sub-hour delivery, and sovereign in-country processing – ensuring defense and intelligence organizations receive critical imagery when and where it’s needed. ICEYE has launched their Tactical Access, a ...
Melanie Stricklan wins Women in MilSatCom Innovation Award 2025
Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) and SAE Media Group have announced that Melanie Stricklan is the winner of the second Women in MilSatCom Innovation Award. Melanie is the co-founder of Slingshot Aerospace, Executive in Residence at Space Foundation, and Executive Director ...
GomSpace North America announces $1.5 million order from a leading global service provider
GomSpace North America, a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, has received a component purchase order valued at $1.5 million from a leading global service provider. The order includes advanced spacecraft subsystem components to support an upcoming satellite mission. Delivery is ...
